The Stranger Things star Maya Hawke has said she is “comfortable with not deserving” the kind of life she has. The American actor and singer,
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Thank you for the music: Abba members get Swedish knighthoods
Abba have received one of the most prestigious Swedish knighthoods after being awarded an order of chivalry last handed out almost 50 years ago. The
Ayra Starr: The Year I Turned 21 review – magnetic Afrobeats
Beninese-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr has fast become one of the biggest musicians to come out of west Africa. Her debut, 19 and Dangerous, was gutsy,
‘Your defence is terrified!’: how Freed from Desire became a football, darts and protest anthem
Gala’s jubilant pop-dance banger Freed from Desire was a massive hit across Europe in the peak stadium-rave summer of 1996. But the story of the
Richard Thompson: Ship to Shore review – another collection of beautifully gruelling material
Is there a surer pair of hands than Richard Thompson’s? Leading light of the 1960s folk-rock boom, solo troubadour since, his 18th solo album proffers
Madonna sued for ‘pornography without warning’ at LA concert performance
Madonna has been sued by a concertgoer at her Celebration world tour, who alleges that Madonna produced “pornography without warning” and he “was forced to
Landless: Lúireach review | Jude Rogers’ folk album of the month
Vocal harmony is in the dense weave of so much traditional music, and it becomes a startling, golden thread in Landless’s second album. Named after
Thou: Umbilical review – one of the finest metal albums of the past decade
A caustically intense mainstay of the US underground, Thou combine cavernously sludgy riffs with raw punk energy. Theirs is a sound of stifling humidity, a
‘Rapper’s Delight planted a seed for the rest of my life’: Questlove on hoarding, capturing hip-hop history and the Kendrick-Drake beef
With a sigh, Ahmir Thompson – better known as Questlove – turns his laptop around, so I can see the inside of his apartment, rather
HTRK turn 21: ‘Whenever I met fans I could tell they were a bit shocked I wasn’t the gothic lord’
Few Australian bands have been as influential as HTRK: the Melbourne duo of Nigel Yang and Jonnine Standish, who have been performing underground music with